GRR: Queens University of Charlotte
In a remarkable display in their first ever rugby game, Walsh University secured a resounding victory over Thomas More, winning the preseason match 62-10.
Dartmouth, Harvard, Sacred Heart, and Queens all logged victories in NIRA's D-I, with four winners in five games.
The Tennessee Volunteers traveled to Charlotte last Friday to take on the Queens Royals in a cross-divisional clash.
Both sides fielded some young players bolstered by a strong veteran presence.
Tennessee used the opportunity to play some tougher competition to strengthen their structure and test some of their younger players in big opportunities.
Brown University has won the NCR D1 men’s college championship with a powerful forward performance and a defense that gave up exactly two tries in three playoff games over the late fall.
Saturday night in Houston at Aveva Stadium, Brown stifled Queens University Charlotte, and, for the most part, didn’t allow them to get into their game, winning the final 21-5.
Queens University and Brown will face off in NCR’s D1 final this coming weekend after both won tight semifinals on Saturday.
A torrid first half saw the Royals past Thomas More Saturday evening.